Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Comic 11

I could say something about this comic but- nah.

Was in a weird mood, let's leave it at that ;)

Or Something

So Ryan North e-mailed me tonight. Honestly, I was suprised he really wanted to know what my problem was. I thought I'd made myself pretty clear before, but whatever. He's a big boy, I think he can take it.

It would be kind of fun if we started some kind of Penny Arcade, Scott Kurtzish rivalry, where we do a little back and forth every now and again, but... naw. I've got better things to do, and Ryan probably does too.

To his fans who are genuinely upset about my rant- get over it. Maybe what I said WAS a little harsh, hell, it was MEANT to be. But ya know what? Ryan still won the award. Nothing I say changes that. So I rained on your parade a little, in the end, the guy you wanted to win still won.

Monday, July 11, 2005

Comic 10

Fashion trends come and go. There was a time when wearing short pants in hot weather was considered silly. In this time period, shorts are fine for casual wear but an officer who ends up wearing them will get razzed for it.

Ox won't be a main character or anything, but I want to bring him back from time to time. I'll let everyone draw their own conclusions about his "Special Officer" shirt.

Vending machines are pretty well everywhere on the station. Technology has advanced enough that the machines can produce the food rather than simply store it, so the coffee is always fresh and the donuts are always golden brown ;)

A man can dream, can't he?

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Give me a God damn break, people

*I'm repeating this everywhere I can, because it needs to be said*

http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm
I'm fine with every other Web Cartoonists Choice Award, except Dinosaur Comics winning best anthromorphic comic, which, quite frankly, just pisses me off.

You'll see why http://www.qwantz.com/

A comic that is nothing but the SAME IMAGE REPEATED EVERY DAMN STRIP with badly typed dialogue beat every other anthromorphic strip on the internet?! The general populace of web cartoonist think this guy deserved an AWARD for doing not even a TENTH of the work very other anthro cartoonist does? For putting in not even the same REMOTE amount of effort? I didn't want to believe there was some kind of furry comic/artist prejudice with these awards... but what the hell else should I believe?

Everyone who voted for Dinosaur Comics should be ashamed of themselves. I don't blame Ryan North, because the dude's just doing what he feels like, making this comic as it is, and that's not hurting anyone. But rewarding him, putting him above other artists who are so inarguably BETTER than he is... that is ridiculous.

Amber M. Panyko, Ursula Vernon, those are people who deserved that award, if only because of the quality and EFFORT they always put into their work. Ryan North's work may bring people a quick chuckle... but giving him this award is an insult to everyone who draws anthromorphic comics.

Friday, July 08, 2005

Comic 9

At this point, if I had any readers yet, they might be asking what the deal is with all the people who resemble lobsters. Rest assured, I might tell them, the way they look is not random and will be explained in time. Then, they might send me a nice, fat check in the mail, and I could eat for another day.

It’s nice to day dream, isn’t it?

Yup, the badge is essentially a hologram projector with the officer’s stats made visible for those who ask to see them. A gun that could identity a user by their DNA or finger prints may very well already be possible, but would be expensive as hell I’m sure. I imagine in 2 centuries, the technology that would make such a function possible will be refined enough for mass production.

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Comic 8

Convenient how everyone ends up knowing eachother, isn't it? ;)

You'll see how the badges work in the next strip.

Brandon's comment about doors comes from my own experiences with doorways- if you're over 6 feet tall, you're pretty cursed to bang your head on a pretty consistent basis. That or learn to duck, whichever works for ya ;P Being tall has its upside, but it has a lot of cons. You almost never fit into the backseat of any car, good luck buying pants with the right size pantleg, and buying coats and shoes at the right size is like trying to catch a fricking unicorn.

Monday, July 04, 2005

Comic 7, Sounds kind of like 11

If you haven’t had a boss like this yet- you will.

You have been forewarned.

Sunday, July 03, 2005

Comic #6

What can I say here, besides that it’s setting up a precedent ;)